by Deb | Sep 30, 2016 | Generations Remembered, Shoemaker Family
I finally have time for my own research and have decided to work on First Families of Pennsylvania through the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP). My initial family was Sarah Shoemaker who arrived in Philadelphia in 1686 and purchased 200 acres. Her husband,...
by Deb | Sep 30, 2016 | Shoemaker Family
I haven’t written in a while about the Shoemaker’s, but thought I would give a little update. I had been working on a Welcome Society application for two clients when I realized that I was eligible. That has led me to a quest of completing the...
by Deb | May 6, 2016 | White Family
Reservations are starting to arrive for the July 23rd White Family reunion. If you know someone who isn’t on my mailing or emailing list, please share the information. We would love to have as many of Alex and Mary Ella’s children represented as...
by Deb | Apr 5, 2016 | White Family
White Reunion Registration Form 2016 We have the place, time, food and now we need you — to fill in the attached form so we know you are coming to the Alexander and Mary Ella (Hess) White family reunion July 23, 2016 at Paradise Park, Paradise, PA. Meet those...
by Deb | Mar 29, 2016 | Shoemaker Family
I recently learned about The Welcome Society while working on an application for a client. What is this society? It is an ancestral organization for families who can trace their family to the ships of William Penn. The Welcome was the first ship and it just so...
by Deb | Dec 23, 2015 | White Family
This has been the Christmas of sad news with numerous friends and relatives passing away. I have one to share. Sara Jane Bell Nebiolo passed away in August 2015. She is a cousin on the Bell side of the family and there are far too many already. I grew up knowing...
by Deb | Nov 23, 2015 | White Family
It’s that time again to gather the troops. I have set up the date for the Alexander Right and Mary Ella (Hess) White families to gather July 23, 2016 at Paradise Park, Paradise, PA. It is just off Route 30. Pavilion #2. Further details will be coming in the...
by Deb | Nov 3, 2015 | White Family
It was a wonderful celebration of Romaine Myers Roberts life at the Glenvale Church of God this past Saturday (Oct. 31, 2015) as she was laid to rest. The children of Romaine and Jim Roberts offered memories that made you smile and shed a tear. Romaine and Jim were...
by Deb | Nov 3, 2015 | White Family
Some time ago Cousin Mark Myers was in to PA for a visit and asked if we had any White’s who fought in the Revolutionary War. I answered that I thought they came to late, but then questioned if I ever looked. I set out to look for an ancestor and with little...
by Deb | Oct 12, 2015 | White Family
Last week I attended a lovely memorial service for Meg Ellen Spencer, who died suddenly in an auto accident. I only remember meeting her once or twice at a family reunion, but learned a lot about her from family, friends and colleagues at the service. Meg was a...
